Arne Slot believes it would be impossible to win a league title with how poor Liverpool are at set-pieces. The reigning Premier League champions are sixth after 26 games this season, 15 points behind leaders Arsenal. Set-pieces have been a key theme in the English top-flight in 2025-26, with Brentford most recently scoring from a […]

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Declan Rice insists Arsenal must focus purely on what they are able to control and “block out the noise” as they aim to win the Premier League title. Arsenal were pegged back to a 1-1 draw by Brentford, with Keane Lewis-Potter cancelling out Noni Madueke’s goal at the Gtech Community Stadium. The Premier League now […]

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Keith Andrews credited the culture that has been built at Brentford over the years as their excellent season continued with a 1-1 draw against Arsenal. The Premier League leaders took the lead at the Gtech Community Stadium through Nodi Madueke’s header, but Keane Lewis-Potter dragged the Bees level. Igor Thiago went close to winning it […]

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Hansi Flick conceded Barcelona got schooled by Atletico Madrid, but vowed his team will give their all to fight back in their Copa del Rey semi-final. Barca went down 4-0 on Thursday, putting Atletico in complete control of the two-legged tie. Eric Garcia, who scored an early own goal, compounded Barca’s misery by receiving a […]

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A stunning first-half performance from Atletico Madrid secured them a 4-0 win over 10-man Barcelona in their Copa del Rey semi-final first leg at the Metropolitano. An Eric Garcia own goal opened the floodgates early on before Antoine Griezmann, Ademola Lookman and Julian Alvarez added to Atletico’s jubilation. Giuliano Simeone tested Joan Garcia early on, […]

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Arsenal’s lead at the top of the Premier League stands at just four points after they were held to a 1-1 draw by high-flying Brentford on Thursday. Mikel Arteta’s side were looking to respond to Manchester City’s 3-0 win over Fulham on Wednesday, but were far from their best at the Gtech Community Stadium. Noni […]

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Liam Rosenior expects an “emotional” return to Hull City in the FA Cup and wants Chelsea to approach the tie the same way they would the Premier League or Champions League. Rosenior’s first permanent managerial role came at Hull, where he took charge from November 2022 to May 2024. He was dismissed shortly after narrowly […]

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Virgil van Dijk has expressed his desire to have the “world-class” Ibrahima Konate partnering him in Liverpool’s defence next season. Konate, who joined Liverpool from RB Leipzig in 2021, will see his contract with the Premier League champions expire at the end of the 2025-26 campaign. He has made 165 appearances for the Reds in […]

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Virgil van Dijk’s header earned Liverpool a 1-0 victory over Sunderland, getting them back on track in their push for a top-four finish in the Premier League. Liverpool suffered a heartbreaking late defeat to Manchester City last time out, but have now moved within three points of the Champions League places. Captain Van Dijk got […]

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Diego Simeone says the injuries to Pablo Barrios and Johnny Cardoso have “hurt” Atletico Madrid ahead of their Copa del Rey semi-final clash with Barcelona. Barrios has been ruled out with a right thigh injury, while Cardoso is also sidelined with a muscle problem, the latest in a string of issues for the American. Barrios […]

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Raphinha has criticised the voting process for the Ballon d’Or, insisting that “you have to be friendly with the people who vote” to win the award. Despite recording 56 direct goal contributions (34 goals, 22 assists) for Barcelona in 57 appearances last season, the Brazilian winger finished fifth in the 2025 Ballon d’Or voting. Paris […]

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Mikel Arteta has urged Arsenal to focus only on themselves in the title race and not get distracted by what the teams below them are doing. Arsenal opened up a nine-point lead at the top of the table on Saturday with their 3-0 win over Sunderland, but Manchester City’s dramatic victory over Liverpool the following […]

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Keith Andrews has hit back at suggestions his Brentford predecessor Thomas Frank was out of his depth at Tottenham, saying: “I don’t know what goes on at Spurs.” Frank was sacked on Wednesday, just eight months after he arrived at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, after a damaging 2-1 home defeat to Newcastle United. His departure […]

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Real Madrid have joined Spanish rivals Barcelona in withdrawing from the European Super League. Barcelona confirmed last week that they had pulled out of the project. The Blaugrana, Madrid, Atletico Madrid, Juventus, Inter, AC Milan, Manchester City, Tottenham, Arsenal, Manchester United, Liverpool and Chelsea had initially tried to form the breakaway competition in 2021. Madrid […]

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Arne Slot suggested an injury to Jeremy Jacquet summed up Liverpool’s season as he asked: “Are we unlucky?” Jacquet will not join Liverpool from Rennes until the end of the season but has suffered a shoulder setback that will sideline him in the meantime. The centre-back has plenty in common with his new team-mates then, […]

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Lukas Nmecha hailed Leeds United’s belief in their 2-2 draw with Chelsea as they fight to retain their Premier League status. After going 2-0 down at Stamford Bridge, Leeds salvaged a point, with Nmecha halving the deficit from the penalty spot before he assisted Noah Okafor’s equaliser. Cole Palmer, who teed up Joao Pedro’s opener […]

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Liam Rosenior bemoaned Chelsea’s failure to stay composed after a “ridiculous” collapse saw Leeds United fight back for a stunning 2-2 draw. Chelsea appeared to be cruising towards a fifth straight Premier League win at Stamford Bridge after Joao Pedro’s first-half opener, before Cole Palmer doubled his side’s lead with a penalty in the 58th […]

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Alvaro Arbeloa believes Kylian Mbappe is “on his way” to being like Cristiano Ronaldo after he found the net yet again in Real Madrid’s 2-0 win over Valencia. Madrid had to wait to break the deadlock after an uninspiring first-half performance, with Mbappe, Arda Guler, and debutant David Jimenez all spurning chances, while Valencia threatened […]

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Alvaro Carreras and Kylian Mbappe found the net as Real Madrid moved back within a point of Clasico rivals Barcelona at the top of LaLiga with a 2-0 victory over Valencia. Hansi Flick’s team had pulled clear of Madrid following their triumph over Mallorca on Saturday, but Los Blancos ensured they hit back at Estadio […]

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Federico Dimarco and Andy Diouf were on target in the second half as Inter defeated Borussia Dortmund 2-0, but it was not enough to send the Nerazzurri straight through to the Champions League’s last 16. After a dire first half at Signal Iduna Park, Dimarco scored with a wonderful free-kick with 10 minutes remaining – […]

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Real Madrid missed out on automatic qualification for the Champions League last 16 as Benfica goalkeeper Anatoliy Trubin’s stoppage-time goal miraculously kept them in the competition with a 4-2 win. Jose Mourinho came back to haunt former club as a European classic saw Benfica clinch the final position in the knockout-stage play-off round in the […]

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Napoli crashed out of the Champions League as Joao Pedro inspired Chelsea to a 3-2 comeback victory at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona. Joao Pedro scored two stunning goals in the second half on Wednesday as the Blues sealed their spot in the last 16. Chelsea went ahead through Enzo Fernandez’s 19th-minute penalty, awarded for a […]

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